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Freeman hits 1st walk-off slam in World Series history as Dodgers top Yankees 6-3 in classic opener

Oct. 26, 2024 04:33 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A nail-biter all night with a Hollywood ending. Game 1 of Yankees-Dodgers certainly delivered. Freddie Freeman hit the first game-ending grand slam in World Series history with two outs in the 10th inning to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 6-3...

`I never got past ’88': Doc and Darryl hoping 2024 Mets can avenge club's 1988 NLCS loss to Dodgers

Oct. 20, 2024 14:03 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Darryl Strawberry hit 335 career homers, made eight straight All-Star teams and won four World Series rings. Yet one October loss still haunts him. "I never got past ’88,” the former slugger said. Strawberry, of course, was...

David Fry's HR and run-scoring bunt help Guardians beat Tigers 5-4, forcing decisive Game 5 in ALDS

Oct. 10, 2024 23:14 PM EDT

DETROIT (AP) — David Fry was called on to make two clutch plays at the plate, and he delivered both times to extend the Cleveland Guardians' season. Fry delivered a go-ahead, two-run homer as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning and laid down a safety squeeze bunt for a...

Carpenter becomes October star as 9th inning homer off Clase sends Tigers to 3-0 win over Guardians

Oct. 07, 2024 20:49 PM EDT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Kerry Carpenter took one swing and floored baseball's preeminent closer. Carpenter connected for a three-run homer off Cleveland's Emmanuel Clase with two outs and two strikes in the ninth inning, sending the Detroit Tigers to a dramatic 3-0 win over the Guardians...